This Book Tells The Stories Of Many Of The Pioneers Of Jazz In Their Own Words. It Was Complied From A Series Of Interviews Done By The Author Over A Period Of 37 Years. It Is Also A Document Of New Orleans And Its Jazz Environs In The Early 1960s. A Marriage Of Text And Photography Gives The Reader A Splendid Picture Of The Epoch. Barry Martyn Has Been Researching Early New Orleans Jazz For Most Of His Lifetime And Previously Published Works By Him On The Subject Include Barney Bigard's Biography